UK Film Centre in Cannes: Logistical Delivery.

Descriptions

Cultural event organisation services. Located in International Village section on the world's most important and prestigious film festival and market, the Cannes Film Festival, the UK Film Centre pavilion has the role of promoting the UK industry presence and its business and cultural offerings to the world stage. It is the one central place at the festival which provides information about every aspect of the UK film industry to accredited delegates.Its specific primary aims are to:— Showcase and promote UK film excellence.—Provide information about UK films at Cannes, whether in the festival or the market.—Provide information about UK film professionals, organisations and companies in Cannes or how to find them in the UK if not at Cannes.— Provide information about key topics of interest to international delegates wanting to work with the UK or know more about UK Film culture, eg tax credit, UK film festivals, audience information, new talent.—Provide a programme of network events that encourages international professionals to meet and make UK contacts.— Provide a events programme to highlight and openly discuss relevant key issues to the industry eg. panel discussions, presentations and Q&As.— Provide a venue for meetings and for UK businesses and partners to host events.— Provide communication facilities and services to support UK film professionals, sponsors and partners.The BFI is looking to procure services for years 2014, 2015 and 2016 to project manage the UK Film Centre pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival, from design management to logistical delivery. This will include working with contractors to develop exhibition an space and working floorplan, running an information and bookings desk, logistical delivery of an events programme, managing audio-visual recording and photography, applying branding and being brand ‘police' for the UK FILM brand (the lead ‘umbrella' brand which hosts the pavilion), VIP and delegate hospitality, furniture management and pavilion dressing, PRing activity and events, sourcing suppliers, liaising with multiple partners including commercial partners, liaising with the festival office and Cannes Marche, freighting to location, day to day troubleshooting, quality control, evaluation to KPIs and monitoring - all within a tightly controlled budget.The UK Film Centre is a key platform in the UK FILM communications strategy and so there is a high reputational risk to the industry if operations were insufficient. Therefore the successful vendor needs to instil absolute confidence as a delivery partner. Experience of international film (and possibly TV) markets and festivals would be perceived as advantageous.